Waldekova vila Traditional Geocache

Cache uprostred Vimperka nedaleko vily Fritze Waldeka.

CZ: Vila Fritze Waldeka se nachazi pobliz mestskeho parku ve Vimperku. V soucasne dobe v budove uraduje Ceska Posta.
 

VIMPERK
Mesto Vimperk byva casto zvano "branou Sumavy" nebo take "mestem pod Boubinem". Krome toho, ze lezi na hranici CHKO Sumava na severnim uboci vrchu Boubina, je take sidelnim mistem spravy CHKO a NP Sumava.
Mesto se rozklada v udoli reky Volynky 16 km severozapadne od okresniho mesta Prachatice v nadmorske vysce 700 m.



Historie mesta saha az do poloviny 13. stoleti, kdy zde byl postaven hrad zalozeny k ochrane Zlate stezky. Podhradi, poprve pripominane jiz v roce 1263, tezilo ze sve vyhodne polohy na obchodni trase a v roce 1359 bylo jiz mesteckem. V obdobi husitskych valek byl Vimperk roku 1423 dobyt a vypalen husity. Mestem se stal v roce 1479, kdy byl take obdaren mnoha vysadami kralovskych mest a opevnen. V roce 1619 bylo mesto neuspesne dobyvano stavovskym vojskem. V 17. a 19. stoleti jej postihly rozsahle pozary, pri nichz byla znacne poskozena jeho velka cast. Pri poslednim velkem pozaru v roce 1904 vyhorelo temer cele namesti.

Na miste puvodniho hradu nad mestem stoji renesancni zamek vybudovany v letech 1622 - 1624. Na opevneni hradu navazoval hradebni system mesta z doby po roce 1479. Krome nekolika celistvych useku se z neho dochovalo do soucasnosti take sest valcovych bast a tzv. Cerna brana.
Na vychodnim okraji namesti se dvema kasnami z 18. stoleti stoji hodnotny, puvodne rane goticky kostel Navstiveni Panny Marie, jedna z nejstarsich staveb mesta.
Pred kostelem je pozdne goticka mestska zvonice z doby okolo roku 1500, nove upravena v roce 1909.
V centru mesta se dochovalo nekolik hrazdenych srubovych domu s polovalbovymi strechami ze 17. a 18. stoleti.

Vimperk je jednim z nekolika sumavskych mest, kde se az do konce 20. stoleti dochovala tradice vyroby skla.
Tradicni vyrobou Vimperka je tez tiskarstvi. Jiz kratce po vynalezu knihtisku zde byly v roce 1484 vytisteny prvni dve knizky a prvni kalendare v Cechach (nektere zdroje uvadeji, ze byly prvnimi v Evrope).
Starou historii ma ve Vimperku i zpracovani dreva a textilni vyroba. Znamymi vyrobky jsou upominkove predmety a bizuterie vyrabene z jelenich parohu - historie teto drobne remeslne vyroby zasahuje do obdobi okolo roku 1881.
Zajimavosti v okoli
Vimperkem a jeho okolim prochazi rada naucnych stezek. Vimperska vetev naucne Zlate stezky vede po trase byvale obchodni cesty ze Strazneho. S vyznamnymi pamatkami mesta a jeho blizkeho okoli seznamuje naucna stezka Udolim vimperskych pamatek. Po svazich Boubina v okoli mesta vede lesnicka naucna stezka Pocet obyvatel ke dni 1.1.2009 je 8064 obyvatel. Spravni obvod ma rozlohu 53 537 ha. Vimperkem prochazi hlavni silnicni tah do Nemecka pres hranicni prechod Strazny. V blizkosti mesta zacina uzemi Narodniho parku Sumava a Chranene krajinne oblasti Sumava.
Mesto proslulo sklarstvim a knihtiskem, pozdeji textilnim prumyslem, elektronikou a prumyslem nabytkarskym. V soucasnosti zde pusobi rozvijejici se podniky Rohde a Schwarz, Vimperska masna, Sklarny Vimperk, tiskarna OV Media a nekolik malych tiskaren

EN:
The Fritz Waldeks villa is placed near a town park. Here is a post office today.

VIMPERK
The town Vimperk is often called "the gate of the Sumava mountains" or "the town below Boubin mountain", because it lies on the border of the Protected Landscape Area Sumava (Bohemian Forest) on the northern slope of Boubin mountain. It is a seat of the administrative and management of the Protected Landscape Area and National Park Sumava.
Vimperk is situated on the Volynka river 16 km north-west of the town Prachatice, 700 m a.s.l.

In the middle of the 13th century the castle was founded here for the protection of the trade route called Zlata Stezka (Golden Path). The settlement around the castle is first mentioned in 1263. It grew due to its good location and in 1359 it was known as a small town. During the Hussite Wars Vimperk was captured and burnt down in 1423. In 1479 it became a town and it obtained a lot of privileges of royal towns and it was fortified. During the 17th and 19th centuries the town burnt down several times and majority of buildings was destroyed. In 1904 the whole square ruined by fire.

The Renaissance chateau was founded between 1622 - 1624 in the place of the original castle. The town walls were built after 1479 and they connected the castle's fortification system. Parts of them and six bastions and the so-called Cerna Brana (Black Gate) have been still preserved.
The valuable originally Gothic Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, one of the oldest buildings in the town, stands in the eastern (lower) part of the square (with two fountains from the 18th century).
Near the church, in the square, there is a bell tower, which was built about 1500 and reconstructed in 1909.
A few preserved half-timbered houses with shread heads, which were built in the 17th and 18th centuries, can be found in the town centre.

Vimperk is one of several towns in the Sumava mountains with tradition of glassworks and also printing - shortly after the discovery of the book printing the first two books and the first almanacs in Bohemia (maybe in Europe) were printed here.
The timber-processing industry and textile factories traditionally have been here too.
Interesting places in the surroundings
Many instructional and nature trails lead around the town. The branch of the Zlata Stezka (Golden Path) leads along the way of the original trade route from the village Strazny to Vimperk. The instructional trail Udolim Vimperskych Pamatek ("Through the Valley of Vimperk Landmarks") acquaints visitors with important sights of the town and its near surroundings. The forestry instructional trail goes on the slopes of Boubin mountain in the surroundings of Vimperk The administrative district includes 21 municipalities, of which Vimperk has the status of a town.

On 1.1.2009 the number of inhabitants was 8,064, living in an area of 53 537 hectares. Vimperk is situated on the main road leading to Germany via the border crossing at Strazny, close to the limits of the Sumava National Park and Protected Landscape Area.
The town is renowned for its long tradition of glassmaking and printing, with the textile, electronic and furniture industries arising later. The principal companies currently include Rohde and Schwarz, Vimperk meat-packing plant, Vimperk glassworks, printing work OV media, as well as several smaller printing works.



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